Hey everycreature! What's up!?
So for those of you who are reading my friendship school series (By the way, sorry for the delay on the next chapter!) I have been thinking about doing my own version of the Cutie Mark Chronicles, but with my OCs and explaining how they got their marks!
Now this is only a side thing and will only include five chapters or parts for each of my OCs and we're going to go from oldest to youngest, so we're going to start with the father of my OC family, Sword Gauntlet!
Sword and Shield Mark
Tonight was one of the biggest events in Canterlot, the Grand Galloping Gala, a huge social event for the elite of the regal city and being one of the largest annual events meant all the royal guards needed to be present to make sure everypony was safe. Along the guards was a red unicorn stallion, wearing his armor and trotting through the many hallways of the palace where the event was taking place, looking very focused, but happy, the main reason being because of the young red colt besides him.
"Wow dad, you're so lucky to have such a cool job." The young colt named Sword Gauntlet told the guard next to him. "Thanks for finally taking me to work with you."
"Well son, I wouldn't call it "cool", but I do enjoy it." The guard answered back with a smile. "And happy too, it was about time to see what all your grandfathers and your old man did and still do, and I'm sure you'll continue the tradition."
Sword still has yet to get his cutie mark, a symbol on his flank that will tell him his purpose in his life, but he already knew what his purpose was, as his father stated, it was a family tradition on the stallion side to be a royal guard and Sword was sure his cutie mark would relate to that. His father's cutie mark was a bow and arrow, having gotten it from winning an archery contest while he was a young colt in school.
Sword followed his father around the palace, stopping sometimes because his father talked to some of his friends in the royal guard or looked to see if anypony needed help. Eventually, even guard ponies need a little break sometimes and Sword's father definitely needed one as he needed to use the colt's room. (Men's bathroom)
"Hey son, I have to go to the colt's room, do you mind holding my helmet?" Sword's father asked his son.
"Sure dad, could I wear it?" Sword asked, excited.
"Sure, why not?" Sword's father smiled and even placed the helmet on his son's head himself and since Sword was just a little colt, the helmet nearly covered his whole head. "Now you really look like a guard." Sword's father chuckled before leaving.
While Sword waited for his dad to come back, Sword changed his face to a serious one, imagining himself as a real guard as he marched back and forth, practiced saluting, bowing, things like that. His dad still didn't come back and Sword was getting a little bored, there was nopony he could talk to, let alone that he knew any ponies in the palace in the first place. Sword walked around a bit, but not too far so his dad could see him when he comes back.
"Boy, dad must have been holding it for a long time…" Sword said quietly to himself as he was passing by one of the long stairs of the palace.
While Sword was walking by the stairs, a couple of the guests, a stallion and a mare was about to walk down the stairs, chatting with each other, not paying too much attention. However the mare should have because her dress was long and reached down to hoof level, a recipe for tripping and disaster. And Sword noticed as the mare took her first step down and was about to take her second step, as Sword yelled out…
"Miss, watch it!" Sword yelled as it was too late, the mare taking a step right on her dress, which caused her to struggle with trotting down the stairs and made her trip.
Sword did the first thing that came to his head, he jumped up and slid down the railing of the stairs with lightning speed, just managing to keep up with the mare as the bottom of the stairs came closer. As Sword was about to reach the end of the railing, he hopped off and put himself between the floor and the mare about to come crashing down, as the mare landed on the young colt's back. Sword felt the full impact of the adult pony on him, but at lease he soften her fall, however he also felt a strange feeling on his flank…
"Oh thank you young colt." The mare said.
"You're welcome." Sword struggled to get out as the mare was still on him. "But do you mind getting off now?"
"Oh sorry." The mare apologized and got off, noticing that what she thought was a guard was younger than she expected. "Wait, you're not a guard are you?" The mare asked, Sword about to answer, only a familiar voice came from the top of the stairs
"No, he's my son." Sword's father said, causing the colt and mare to look up, Sword's father had a surprised and proud look as he trotted down the stairs.
"Dad, I'm sorry, I should have stayed where you left me and what I just did was dangerous, and I probably should have not slid down the railing… Sword rambled on, but Sword's father stopped him as he reached the young colt.
"Son, what you did was worthy of becoming a royal guard and I couldn't be happier, plus…" Sword's father pointed to his son's behind with his hoof. "Look at your flank."
Sword looked where his dad's hoof was pointing and saw something that wasn't there before, something that he wanted for quite some time now, something that would finally tell him his purpose in his life. His cutie mark. And it was what he expected and wanted, it was a white colored shield and on top of the shield was a sword.
"My cutie mark…" Sword grasped in surprise as he had a pale face on before his smile appeared. "I got my cutie mark!"
"Okay, calm down son." Sword's father chuckled. "And wow, I can't believe it, I should have brought you here much earlier." The stallion commented as Sword remembered he still had something that belonged to his dad.
"Oh dad, I think this belongs to you." Sword starting to take off the slightly heavy metal helmet, only for his dad to stop him.
"Why don't you keep it on for the rest of the night son." Sword's father said. "In fact, come, I think there's somepony who would like to meet you."
And Sword went with his dad until his dad found who he was looking for, along the guests was a much larger than average pony, a white pony with both a horn and wings, Sword knew who she was as everypony in Canterlot would know, the ruler of all Equestria, Princess Celestia.
Sword's dad led his son to the princess, who grew larger and larger to the young colt as Sword's dad excused himself.
"Excuse me princess, may I speak with you?" Sword's dad asked politely.
"Of course." Celestia replied as she excused herself from the guests she was currently talking to. "What can I help you with?"
"Well princess…" Sword's dad began as he brought his son in front of him. "This is my son, Sword Gauntlet."
Sword gulped as he was never close up to the Princess before on a face to face level, of course he seen her from a distance and of course she never talked to him until tonight that is.
"And he just saved a mare from being terribly hurt from tripping on her dress while she was trotting down a stairway." Sword's dad explained. "Which earned him his cutie mark, son show the princess."
"Yes dad…" Sword replied as he turned to show his flank to the large white alicorn before him.
"Impressive for such a young one, you'll most certainly be a fine guard when you reach stallionhood." Celestia remarked as Sword's dad continued.
"If you have a few minutes princess, would it be okay if he took the oath early?" Sword's dad asked, giving his son the honor, which came as a huge surprise to the young colt.
"Of course." Celestia smiled as she cleared her throat and spoke directly to Sword. "Kneel and bow." And Sword did so, but was shaking a little. "Sword Gauntlet, do you promise to fulfill your duty as a royal guard with full commitment and devotion to your post. To protect others selflessly even when there is danger and live up to your name."
"I do." Sword managed to get out nervously.
"Than I now declare you to be an official royal guard." Celestia finished as she placed her heavy hoof on Sword's shoulder, to confirm the oath.
"I'll very proud of you son." Sword's dad told the young colt as the oath was finished. "You're going to be a great guard."
"Thanks dad." Sword replied.
As soon as the Gala was over and everypony went back home to rest from the long night, father and son went back home, where Sword's mom was. And Sword's mom was just as happy as his dad to see that her son got his cutie mark and his destiny set for him.
And as Sword got older, he went through training as a cadet, tough and hard as it was, but he came out still strong and ready for duty, just like his old man as he got his own helmet and armor and spent his days doing his job. Eventually Sword met his own special somepony, a nurse by the name of Bluebell, having met her while he needed to go to the hospital because of a little cold he had. He asked her for her hoof in marriage one day while out on their one year anniversary, she said yes and the two became an official couple. They would soon have three children of their own at separate times, two daughters and a son and Sword hoped that one day his son would follow the family tradition when he got his cutie mark.
Alright, well that's one OC down, four more to go!
How did you creatures like this? Or did you not like it?
Also, the cover image is of Twilight getting her cutie mark in the Cutie Mark Chronicles, which is related to this little series of one shots. Sorry that's the best I can come up with!
See everycreature later!